April 19, AFP – A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official said on the 18th that IsraelIran warned that if it attacked nuclear facilities, it would also target Israeli nuclear facilities.

On the 13th, Iran launched numerous drones and missiles toward Israel in retaliation for the Israeli military’s airstrike on the consular section of its embassy in Syria on the 1st of this month. However, most were shot down. Israel had vowed to retaliate for the attack.

Israel did not reveal the date or target of the retaliatory attack, but a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps official said Iran would “absolutely” retaliate if its nuclear facilities were attacked.

According to the state-run Iranian News Agency (IRNA), the official said, “If the Zionist regime (Israel) takes measures against our country’s nuclear facilities, we will definitely counterattack.” “In a counterattack, the regime’s (Israel) nuclear facilities will “They will be targeted and advanced weapons will be used.” (c)AFP